_im-me_: _im_ (see Hymn to Sin, line 23). _me_ (Hymn to Bêl, line 16). Tammuz seems to be the shining one. The epithet “shining” is sometimes applied to gods, goddesses, kings, princes and others. The primary relation of Tammuz was that of lover. But in the lower world he made love to another. But each year during the season of vegetable growth he was supposed to be living with Ištar and during the season of vegetable decline he was supposed to be living with the other whom he loved in the regions below. The house of Anu might mean the temple of Anu, but the reference in this line is no doubt to heaven, over which Anu was lord and at whose portals Tammuz sometimes acted as porter. 6. _mulu ú-sun-na-ge nu mu-un-su-ga-mu_ The one of plant-germination, who is not far away! _mulu_ (see Hymn to Adad, line 16). _ú-sun-na-ge_: _ú-sun_ seems to be a compound noun meaning “plant-growing”. It occurs eight times in the hymn. _ú_ equals _šammu_, “plant” (Br. 6027). It is sometime a determinative before the name of a plant (Br. 6029). _sun_ means “irrigate” (MSL. 299). It is improbable that this sign is KIB. _ge_ (see Hymn to Adad, line 4). _nu_ (see Hymn to Sin, line 27). _mu-un-su-ga-mu_ (see line 4). _su_(SU) and _su_(SUD,SUG) are interchangeable (Br. 7593). 7. _azag ^dimmer Nanâ-ge za NANNA Unug-ka im-me_ The shining one of Ištar, who is the NANNA-stone of Erech! _azag ^dimmer Nana-ge_ (see on line 5). _za_: the probable meaning of _za_ here is “stone” (see Hymn to Adad, line 13). NANNA: there are no citations in Brünnow showing the meaning of NANNA when standing alone. _za_-NANNA-_di_ equals _mammû_, “snow”, and _za_-NANNA may mean “white stone”. If NANNA can equal UŠLANU-GUNÛ, then it can mean _nasâḳu_ (Br. 3019) and _za_-NANNA means “shining stone”. It may be that NANNA stands for UŠLANU-GUNÛ, then ZA.NANNA.UNU.KI could be equal to _Unug-^ki_ (Br. 11749), and the line would read _azag ^dimmer Nanâ-ge Unug-^ki-ka im-me_, “the shining one of Ištar of Erech he is”. _Unug_: that _Unug_ is the correct value is shown by the phonetic complement _ga_ that often follows UNU. Erech, we know, was the city of Ištar (Br. 3023). _unu_ (see Hymn to Sin, line 2). _ka_ (line 5). _im-me_ (see on line 5). 8. _mulu zib-ba-ra-ge nu mu-un-su-ga-mu_ The one of speech, who is not far away! _mulu_ (see Hymn to Adad, line 16). _zib-ba-ra-ge_: _zib-ba_ (see Hymn to Sin, line 16, _gu_). _ra_ must answer for vowel prolongation (Hymn to Bêl, line 3). _ge_ (see Hymn to Adad, line 4). “One of speech” must mean the god endowed with authoritative utterance on the subject of germination. _nu mu-un-su-ga-mu_ (see on line 4). 9. _bara-ka azag ^dimmer Nanâ-ge te ki-ka im-me_ In the temple the shining one of Ištar, who is the foundation of the land! _bara-ka_: _bara_ equals _parakku_, “dwelling room in the temple” (Br. 6878). _ka_ (line 5). _azag ^dimmer Nanâ-ge_ (line 5). _te_ equals _temennu_, “foundation” (Br. 7710).